40Product performance—average true power factor

40  Product performance—average true power factor

 (1) The specified product performance requirements in relation to tested average true power factor are as follows:

 (a) air conditioners with a rated power input of less than or equal to 850W must have:

 (i) a tested input that does not exceed 1000VA; and

 (ii) a tested average true power factor greater than or equal to 0.5;

 (b) air conditioners with a rated power input of greater than 850W and a rated capacity of less than or equal to 15kW must have a tested average true power factor greater than or equal to 0.85;

 (c) air conditioners with a rated capacity of greater than 15kW and less than or equal to 20kW must have a tested average true power factor greater than or equal to:

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 (d) air conditioners with a rated capacity of greater than 20kW must have a tested average true power factor greater than or equal to 0.80.

 (2) In this section:

rated capacity means:

 (a) rated standard cooling full capacity; or

 (b)  for a heating‑only product—rated standard heating full capacity.

 (3) In this section:

average true power factor means the average ratio over a given time of the tested kilowatt hours (kWh) divided by the tested kilo volt ampere hours (kVAh).

Note: It is not the average of regular instantaneous power factor measurements.